Ghex Alternatives for Windows

Ghex is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is HxD, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Ghex and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Ghex are IDA, wxHexEditor, BinEd and Malcat.

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GHex - a hex editor for GNOME

GHex allows the user to load data from any file, view and edit it in either hex or...

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Ghex alternatives page was last updated Oct 30, 2024
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  1. HxD icon

    HxD

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    HxD is a carefully designed and fast hex editor which, additionally to raw disk editing and modifying of main memory (RAM), handles files of any size.

    56 HxD alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HxD screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Hex Editor
    5.  Disk editor

    HxD VS Ghex

     

    • HxD is the most popular Windows alternative to Ghex.

    • HxD is the most popular free alternative to Ghex.

    • HxD is Free and ProprietaryGhex is Free and Open Source
    • HxD is LightweightGhex is not according to our users
  2. IDA icon

    IDA

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    IDA delivers robust disassembly and decompilation, supporting diverse processors and file formats. Its high-quality pseudocode mirrors original source code, aiding analysis of multi-platform software. It features dynamic debugging, metadata control with Lumina, and effective code deobfuscation.

    33 IDA alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    IDA screenshot 1

    IDA Features

    1.  Disassembler
    2.  Debugging
    3.  Static analysis

    IDA VS Ghex

     

    • IDA is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Ghex.

    • IDA is Free Personal and ProprietaryGhex is Free and Open Source
  4. wxHexEditor icon

    wxHexEditor

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    Hex Editor. Support editing or comparing (diff) very large files up to 2^64 bytes. Cross-platform Linux, Mac OS, Windows.

    55 wxHexEditor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    wxHexEditor screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed since 2020. Last version, 0.24, released in December 2017, can be still downloaded from SourceForge and GitHub

    wxHexEditor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Key binding
    3.  Hexadecimal
    4.  Visual Programming
    5.  Hex Editor
    6.  ASCII Editor
    7.  Disk editor
    8.  Support for Unicode
    9.  Disassembler

    wxHexEditor VS Ghex

     

    • wxHexEditor is the most popular Open Source alternative to Ghex.

    • wxHexEditor is Free and Open SourceGhex is also Free and Open Source
  5. BinEd icon

    BinEd

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    BinEd is a hex editor tool, which allows to directly browse and edit content of any file or binary data.

    52 BinEd alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Apache NetBeans
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Eclipse
    BinEd screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Java based
    6.  Undo and redo
    7.  Hex Editor
    8.  Hexadecimal
    9.  Data visualization
    10.  Support for Unicode

    BinEd VS Ghex

     

    • BinEd is the most popular Android alternative to Ghex.

    • BinEd is Free and Open SourceGhex is also Free and Open Source
    • BinEd is Privacy focusedGhex is not according to our users
  6. Malcat icon

    Malcat

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    Malcat is a feature-rich hexadecimal editor / disassembler / decompiler for reverse engineers and malware analysts. It has support for many file formats and CPUs, can scan for signatures, decrypt/decompress data, diff files and run python scripts.

    29 Malcat alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Malcat screenshot 1

    Malcat Features

    1.  Disassembler
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Malware Analysis
    4.  File Comparison
    5.  Static analysis
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Hexadecimal
    8.  Portable
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Malcat VS Ghex

     
  7. Bless icon

    Bless

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    Bless is a high quality, full featured hex editor. It is written in mono/Gtk# and its primary platform is GNU/Linux. However it should be able to run without problems on every platform that mono and Gtk# run on.

    40 Bless alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    The usual offset-hex-ascii view and the pattern highlight feature.

    Bless Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Support for Multiple threads

    Bless VS Ghex

     
  9. Catch22 HexEdit icon

    Catch22 HexEdit

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    HexEdit is a hexadecimal file editor for Microsoft Windows. HexEdit allows the user to view and edit any type of file, no matter what format it is saved in.

    45 Catch22 HexEdit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Catch22 HexEdit screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last commit was in August 2015https://github.com/strobejb/HexEdit

    Catch22 HexEdit Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Search and Replace

    Catch22 HexEdit VS Ghex

     
  10. Hex Workshop icon

    Hex Workshop

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    The Hex Workshop Hex Editor by BreakPoint Software is a complete set of hexadecimal development tools for Microsoft Windows 2000 and later. Hex Workshop combines advanced binary editing and data interpretation with the ease and flexibility of a modern word processor.

    44 Hex Workshop alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Hex Workshop screenshot 1

    Hex Workshop Features

    1.  Hex Editor

    Hex Workshop VS Ghex

     

    • Hex Workshop is the most popular commercial alternative to Ghex.

    • Hex Workshop is Paid and ProprietaryGhex is Free and Open Source
  11. Hex Editor Neo icon

    Hex Editor Neo

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    Hex Editor Neo is a binary files editing software utility for Windows. It's rich and handy set of features will help all software and hardware developers working with ASCII, hex, decimal, float, double and binary data.

    45 Hex Editor Neo alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Hex Editor Neo screenshot 1

    Hex Editor Neo Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hex Editor

    Hex Editor Neo VS Ghex

     
  12. Hex Edit icon

    Hex Edit

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    HexEdit is a Windows hex editor, user-friendly and reliable with advanced features (full undo, macros, background searches, calculator, full customization, edits huge files).

    48 Hex Edit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Hex Edit screenshot 1

    Hex Edit Features

    1.  Hex Editor
    2.  Search and Replace
    3.  Custom templates

    Hex Edit VS Ghex

     
  13. MiTeC HexEdit icon

    MiTeC HexEdit

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    Hexadecimal file editor.

    22 MiTeC HexEdit alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MiTeC HexEdit screenshot 1

    MiTeC HexEdit Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hex Editor

    MiTeC HexEdit VS Ghex

     
  14. Frhed icon

    Frhed

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    Frhed(Free hex editor) is an binary file editor for Windows. It is small but has many advanced features like ability to load big files partially. String replacement, multi-language, and other features.

    47 Frhed alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Frhed screenshot 1

    Frhed Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Hex Editor
    3.  Multiple languages

    Frhed VS Ghex

     
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